A mid-level (middle-aged) office worker's laid-back industrial revolution in another world - Chapter 183

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“All knights in place, sir.”

“Right. Any damage from the shift with the soldiers?”

“Some… but we recovered them quickly. No casualties.”

“I see.”

Harold nodded as he listened to the report of the knight who came to give the message.

Takeo and Alice watched the scene in silence.

The knights placed the goblins on the inside and surrounded them in a square with 25 people in two rows each.

The goblins were frozen in the middle, watching their surroundings…

“All hands to the sword!”

Harold gives the order.

As Harold calls out, everyone holds their swords in one hand with the tip down.

“All men forward!”

“yes sir!”

At Harold’s command, all four sides move forward.

No one sticks out, and they move forward in two horizontal lines.

Forward… forward… forward…

The goblins close in, but they don’t change their pace.

“Gah!”

One of the goblins jumps on a knight… …and the knight cuts him in half while walking.

… without a single disruption in the line, without a single disruption in the pace… forward…

“Gah!”

One after another, the goblins pounce, but the knights do not stop.

They are cut down by a single blow.

The goblins set them off and the knights cut them down, but sometimes they defend themselves.

But even when they defend, different knights cut them down from the side.

The Knights move forward unhurriedly, without disturbing the pace or the line.

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“All stop!”

Harold commanded, and everyone stopped.

They were back in their original square.

The knights were on the opposite side of the square from where they started.

“All hands to the sword!”

They all put their swords back in their sheaths.

“Lady Alice, Kitamizato-sama, the sweep is complete.”

Harold reported to the two who were watching from the side.

“I see… Master Takeo?”

“Yes, sir.

Knight Commander, please have everyone line up in front of the castle gate.”

“Yes!

All knights, line up in front of the castle gate!”

“Yes sir!”

The knights rushed to the castle gate.

The only ones left are Takeo, Alice, and Harold.

“What is that thing the Knights were doing?”

“Miss Alice… are you calling us a thing?”

“….. It was very scary… it was so nonchalant.”

“Yes, it was.

They were disposing of the goblins as if they were removing leaves from the ground.

Scary people, aren’t they?”

“…Can you both speak for others?”

Harold said in disgust.

“‘Oh? I’m just a noblewoman.”

“Hmm? I’m just a commoner.”

Both of them reply at the same time.

“…Definitely not.”

Harold retorts with a wince.

The three of them walked to the castle gate.

(Elvis:500, Goblin:0, Ogre:0)

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“It’s over.”

“Yea it’s done.”

“Now, let’s go home.”

The four members of the royal family and the three members of the Elvis family said a few words to the remaining four and returned to the mansion.

The banquet continued with four people remaining: Ralph, the tailor’s manager, Taylor, the wizard’s store manager, the uncle from the fruit and vegetable shop, and the uncle from the liquor store.

“Um… there’s no victory battle, is there?”

The uncle from the fruit and vegetable shop questioned.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

“Well, I thought it would be said the moment the last enemy was defeated, but…”

Ralph, the manager, also wondered.

“At any rate, it looks like there are few casualties. Ho-ho-ho.”

The uncle of the liquor store commented.

“Well, that’s the way it is on the battlefield…”

Taylor also commented.

“Is this how it is?

“Yes, there is no clear victory on the battlefield, because when you raise the battle cry, it is for the purpose of scaring the enemy commander off.”

“I see… when does everyone think about winning?”

“…In a bar, perhaps?”

“Oh? Well, I’d better get back to the store.

I have to put up the inventory.

See you soon~.”

The uncle of the liquor store left first.

 “He’s really passionate about his business, isn’t he?”

The uncle from the fruit and vegetable shop was amazed.

“Well, aren’t we all?”

“Well… I guess so.

If we don’t sell it when we can… Oh, I think we’ll have more customers coming to buy it.

My wife will kill me… I’m going back too.”

The fruit and vegetable man hurried off.

“Ahhh, I wonder if he will stand in front of the store smelling of alcohol?”

“Haha, we’re not involved in the war, are we?

“‘Not directly, I suppose …

But won’t Taylor’s store be crowded around tomorrow?

It’s all about fixing spilling blades and changing equipment tomorrow right?”

“I wish they’d come…

I’m not a blacksmith…haha. I want to make some money.

Do you think Mr. Ralph’s place will come too?”

“We don’t get many visitors.

Hmm? Oh, by the way, today was the unveiling of the trench coat…

I’ll have to check with the head soldier about the date later.”

“You seem to be busy in a different way.”

“Well, thanks to Kitamizato-sama.

I never thought I would be the owner of three houses.”

Ralph said with a laugh.

“But it’s a lot of work, isn’t it?”

“Yes, it is.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wished I hadn’t done it.

…but it’s fun.”

“I understand.

I was also able to modify Kitamizato-sama’s… you know, first magic tool.”

“Ah. That was the first time I saw it, and the royal family members were raving about it.

Did you enjoy it?”

“Yes, it’s fun to challenge the unknown.”

“Well, I guess the city is in good hands when the leading young shopkeepers in town look like that.”

“I hear you and Ralph are working hard to create jobs in the city.”

“Yes, but…now I’m wondering what to do with the land for the factory.

I was thinking of asking the Count for advice after a while…”

“You’re right, there’s no room for a new factory in the city now.”

“Yes, I wish I had a better idea, but…”

“Perhaps Kitamizato-sama will come up with something else? Suddenly.”

“Oh, it’s a bad habit of his… to come up with an idea and then just go ahead with it.”

“Absolutely. And I’m afraid that most of the time he gets right to the point and doesn’t have time to think of a counterargument.”

“Haha, not at all.”

They were happily exchanging bad mouths? about Takeo.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]